Now Even the Empire State Building Has Space to Fill—a Lot of It
- About 50,000 square feet to be available in the tower by 2020
- High-traffic site across from one of Amazon’s first bookstores
Photographer: Keyur Khamar/Bloomberg
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One of the world’s most famous skyscrapers is about to have a massive amount of retail space to fill.
The owners of the Empire State Building are relying on its standing as a New York icon to find tenants for about 50,000 square feet (4,600 square meters) at a time when Manhattan is swamped with empty stores. Along with the marketing effort, the tower’s observatory entrance will be moved to 34th Street from Fifth Avenue.